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Olly Lawer
November 18, 2011 at 10:32 am in reply to: Anyone using a MacBook Pro with a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with FCP X? Any issues?

That’s good to hear. I was kind of hoping it would be even quicker than Final Cut Pro 7 as it renders in the background doesn’t it?

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 18, 2011 at 7:42 am in reply to: Anyone using a MacBook Pro with a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with FCP X? Any issues?

Hi,

Sorry, I’m not sure I quite understand. Do you mean you have two MacBook Pros, one with the graphics card I mentioned and then a better one? And it runs fine on both but one is better than the other?

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 11:12 pm in reply to: Speed, stability concerns and learning curve

Me over think things? Never. 🙂

It is interesting about the dual graphic cards though don’t you think?

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 10:27 pm in reply to: Speed, stability concerns and learning curve

Have I misread this?? Surely it cannot be true…

On the tech specs for FCP X it says:

Symptoms
You may notice green artifacts when you export a QuickTime movie. This can occur on a system that has two graphics cards installed and a display attached to a DVI port on each card.

Products Affected
Motion 5, Final Cut Pro X

Resolution
To work around this issue, only use Final Cut Pro X or Motion 5 with a single graphics card installed on your system.

A brand new MacBook Pro has…

AMD Radeon HD 6770M graphics processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory

Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory

So am I right in thinking I cannot use a brand new MacBook Pro with FCP X without uninstalling one of its graphics card?

Surely not?

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 10:10 pm in reply to: Speed, stability concerns and learning curve

Shame. My card is OpenCL but not supported by FCP X – so that pretty much cans that idea!

I guess it’s not really a possibility to edit in FCP X and then carry on editing in FCP 6 and swap back when I’m back in the office?

The biggest thing I do on the move is orangise footage. Again, probably not feasible to arrange all my clips and marker clips in FCP 6 then move the project to FCP X when I’m back in the office?

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 10:02 pm in reply to: Speed, stability concerns and learning curve

Thanks. But I’m running FCP 6 not 7. I think there is a difference with compatibility between the two from what I understand. Although FCP 7 is fine.

Do you know if my graphics card is openCL?

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 8:29 pm in reply to: Speed, stability concerns and learning curve

[Bill Davis] “[Olly Lawer] ” I was just making sure that it wasn’t a glorified version of iMovie and not being able to complete some of the work I do.”

Ah the power of “memes”

Try this.

What if it IS a “glorified iMovie” – what’s exactly wrong with that?

iMovie, by ANY measure is a wonderful tool for the casual video editor. And it was released at a time when there were LEGIONS of people who wanted to do just that.

I bet in 20 years if you survey the TOP pros in editing, a serious percentage of them probably got their FIRST taste of editing via iMovie. In fact, in many ways it was a REVOLUTIONARY tool for people who just wanted to make a simple family movie or for a young person wanting to put their stuff on YouTube.

Want a better “meme” for your friends – try this.

FCP-X is “iMovie PRO, the same way a DUCATI is a “Bicycle Pro”

They are ignorance equivalencies to anyone who actually understands what each of those things are.

Simple as that.

“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor”

Thanks. Very to the point :). And point taken!

The more I look at FCP X, the more tempting it is.

Would you partition your hard drive just to be safe – seeing as I’ll be running FCP 6 too.

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 8:26 pm in reply to: Speed, stability concerns and learning curve

Ah, just found that I need a graphics card that is…

OpenCL-capable graphics card or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later

Now I’m pretty sure my card is Open GL capable, which is what After Effects use…not use if it is OpenCL capable…

My graphics card is…

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3175
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
VGA Display:
Resolution: 1344 x 1008 @ 75 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported

Kind regards,

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 7:56 pm in reply to: Logo on a tractor as part of a shoot. Is this a problem?

I’m not sure I follow?

Olly Lawer
Olly Lawer
November 17, 2011 at 7:26 pm in reply to: Speed, stability concerns and learning curve

Great post.

I’m more of a ‘Glass half full’type of person. However, I was just making sure that it wasn’t a glorified version of iMovie and not being able to complete some of the work I do. From what you say it doesn’t look like that’s the case. that makes it very tempting for me to make the transition.

The big question from me really is whether I can use Final Cut Pro X on my current system with the current specs that I have.

Just out of interest and to put a more positive spin on this thread, what is it that you really like about Final Cut Pro X?

Olly Lawer

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